Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-20
FAIRMoNT GOSSIP.
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Special Correspondence Of he Sunddy Register.
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, November 49,
Albert ]. Dick and William A. Ohley, the
latter editor Of the Inder, left last night for
Washington, D. c., the former to accept a
position in the Government Printing
Office, and the latter on business.
Mrs. Morgan Billingsley was called to
Lursy, Virginia, this week on account Of
the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. E j.
Armstrong.
Miss Jennie Croue, a pleasant and at
~tractive young lady, Of Terra Alta, Is WIS.,
ting friends in town.
Mrs. d. L. Morrow and son are visiting
Mrs. Morrow's parents in Harrison county.
j. NJ. Hartley was at Arnettsyille yes
terday.
Our new coal and coke industries con-
time TO attract considerable attention
from outside capitalists. Judge +. H.
Cochran, OF Toledo, and Mr.. W. A.
Lynch, OF Canton, Ohio, were here this
week looking around. Montana and Gas
ton mines claimed most Of their attention,
and they expressed themselves as we'll
pleased with what they saw Of our new
development.
The coke ovens of the Clements mine Of
the Britain Coal and Coke Company are
all fired up and the burning of coke will
begin at once.
Il is not necessary to name any Of those
individuals who draw pensions and who
are not rightfully entitled to them, but
that there are such, and many Of them, in
this county, is a fact with which every
BODY is acquainted. There are men hsre
suffering with diseases contracted in the
service which would have killed the
''invalids" in a single year or less but for
the soothing influence of a pension. One
ex-soldier, a gallant and brave man, stated
recently IN effect that he felt entitled to a
pension, bat was so disgusted at the way
in which the government was being swim
died that ne did not have cheek to apply
for anything. We did not mean to say
this, but the JirgiRian must excuse us
from giving names. They could he fur
nished, however, if the proper authorities
wanted them.
Misses Rose and May Watson, of Smith
town, were in town yesterday.
4 little daughter Of j. II. Barns is quite
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever, but is
reported somewhat better.
Scarlet feverfis making its appearance
in our neighborhoOd, We learn.
1t took six men an hour yesterday to get
a young heifer across the suspension
bridge. But a thorough and persistent
twisting Of her tail acted as an e~flectual
persuader.
The Grand Jury will receive" on Tues
day next in the Court House, and the
boys who have been favored with inyl-
tations by Sheriff Marley will be given an
opportunity to relate their experience OF
the past few months. Clerk Smith will
furnish tickets of admission with his usual
grace. No refreshments.
We were all much pleased recently at a
bit of information to the effect that Benz.
+. Saith, formerly of this place, and one
OF the Baltimore ''reformers." Yves an "old
time Democrat" and we Immediately ex
claimed in our surprise and JOY: "Mein
GOtt! Ish dot 500"
Prof. c. A. Sipe aud 4. j. Stone have
been identifying and improving their pro-
perties IN town.
James II. Leonard is having an addi-
lion built to his dwelling in PaIatine.
The bridge floor is finished and is a first
class imDrOyement.